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Need appliance help or electrician help (replacing oven igniter) what connects to this?
Posted on 2/12/26 at 7:02 pm
Posted on 2/12/26 at 7:02 pm
This brand went out of business, so no one will come and replace the ignitor for us. We have 5 kids and need a working oven. If we need a new range, so be it, but it’s only 5 years old and the stove still works, so i figured I’d try to replace the ignitor before buying a new range.
Anyway, i took the oven apart last week and realized the ignitor i bought was the wrong one. (It’s an Italian range and they went out of business so i can’t just buy the part using its part number. It doesn’t come up anywhere.)
So i spent a whole week blah blah blah got another Italian oven brand’s ignitor that is the same ignitor, but i can’t remember what connected to these clip things since a week has gone by. Stupid mistake! Should have taken pictures.
I can’t make sense of it since the ignitor has 2 clips and there’s 2 wires coming out the oven with 2 clips so what are the other 2 for? Or maybe the ignitor clips to those? If so, then what are the others on the wires coming out the oven for?
Any help will be much appreciated. I’m just a mom and usually stick to painting and yard work — things like that. (Yes i turned off the gas and unplugged it ;)
No idea what attached to these silver clips (did the ignitor?)
These blue and red wires come out of the oven (did the ignitor attach to these wires or the silver clips in first pic)
The big gray wires with red clips in pic below are the wires and clips that come out of the ignitor itself
Here is a pic of all 3 (6 clips but they can’t all attach) ???????
Anyway, i took the oven apart last week and realized the ignitor i bought was the wrong one. (It’s an Italian range and they went out of business so i can’t just buy the part using its part number. It doesn’t come up anywhere.)
So i spent a whole week blah blah blah got another Italian oven brand’s ignitor that is the same ignitor, but i can’t remember what connected to these clip things since a week has gone by. Stupid mistake! Should have taken pictures.
I can’t make sense of it since the ignitor has 2 clips and there’s 2 wires coming out the oven with 2 clips so what are the other 2 for? Or maybe the ignitor clips to those? If so, then what are the others on the wires coming out the oven for?
Any help will be much appreciated. I’m just a mom and usually stick to painting and yard work — things like that. (Yes i turned off the gas and unplugged it ;)
No idea what attached to these silver clips (did the ignitor?)
These blue and red wires come out of the oven (did the ignitor attach to these wires or the silver clips in first pic)
The big gray wires with red clips in pic below are the wires and clips that come out of the ignitor itself
Here is a pic of all 3 (6 clips but they can’t all attach) ???????
Posted on 2/12/26 at 7:28 pm to berrycajun
It eould still help to post the make and model of the range. Those clips are female spade connections, it's possible they are what the original igniter plugged into, do those female terminals have continuity between them? Could have been a pass through to connect two male end together for the original igniter or an igniter from another vendor. Since it looks like the oven wiring and the new igniter have proper ends for polarity, I would connect them as is and give it a try. Unless you are handy with a voltmeter and can troubleshoot these connections I don't see what else you can do.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 8:59 pm to Clames
FORTE’
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freestanding gas range
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freestanding gas range
Posted on 2/12/26 at 9:16 pm to berrycajun
Is there any wiring behind that block? Looks like it's just two connectors on a phenolic insulator so if that all it is I would just hook up that igniter with the wires and ignore those other connectors. Only other thing I can think of it that it connects to something that lets the oven know when the igniter is energized to control the gas valve to the oven or broiler, if the igniter fails it would stop the gas flow automatically.
This post was edited on 2/12/26 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 2/12/26 at 9:21 pm to Clames
One of the igniter wires connects to the red wire but the other igniter wire doesn’t fit with the blue.
The blue wire connects to the silver tab thing but the remaining igniter wire doesn’t fit with the other silver tab thing.
These are the things that fit together
Th main igniter part is definitely the same as the old one. It’s that one clip thing that is different : /
Just ONE! Can i buy the right connector and splice it? Or whatever that is called?? I know my husband can do that wire stuff. I’ve seen him use those little cap things and twist them. So if i can find the right clip thing to fit, he could attach it.
The blue wire connects to the silver tab thing but the remaining igniter wire doesn’t fit with the other silver tab thing.
These are the things that fit together
Th main igniter part is definitely the same as the old one. It’s that one clip thing that is different : /
Just ONE! Can i buy the right connector and splice it? Or whatever that is called?? I know my husband can do that wire stuff. I’ve seen him use those little cap things and twist them. So if i can find the right clip thing to fit, he could attach it.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 9:25 pm to Clames
Now that I’m looking. No. I guess not. It’s just a silver block. The wires can’t go through the gas line, so no
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:48 am to berrycajun
Is that the back of the oven?
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:10 am to berrycajun
Pro tip in the future, snap a photo at every step before taking things apart. Even if it’s easy, until it’s fixed you don’t know how deep it will go. I know hindsight and all..
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:27 am to berrycajun
I found this YouTube clip that may be of help.
Its purpose is to show how to convert a Forte range from natural gas to propane, but I clipped the video to start where the oven ignitor and wiring are clearly visible. This may help you determine how to connect the replacement ignitor.
Good Luck!
Its purpose is to show how to convert a Forte range from natural gas to propane, but I clipped the video to start where the oven ignitor and wiring are clearly visible. This may help you determine how to connect the replacement ignitor.
Good Luck!
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:43 am to Unobtanium
This is SO helpful
thank you!
I really should have taken pics before disconnecting.
Lesson learned!
thank you!
I really should have taken pics before disconnecting.
Lesson learned!
This post was edited on 2/13/26 at 8:45 am
Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:28 am to berrycajun
Call eReplacement parts and see if there is a cross for your specific model. Igniters aren't all that different.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 12:43 pm to berrycajun
An igniter only needs two clips. One is power one is the ground supplied by the valve. The valve opens once 3.2 amps have been drawn by the igniter. The way it's designed being ac voltage you just hook both wires to a wire on the igniter doesn't matter which one. I often use ceramic wire nuts and the universal square igniter.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 12:44 pm to berrycajun
What's the model?
. Power to igniter. One wire from igniter to valve.
. One wire from oven to valve.
The size of the terminals should help with where they go
. Power to igniter. One wire from igniter to valve.
. One wire from oven to valve.
The size of the terminals should help with where they go
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